Contemplating Death

Philosophical guidance from the ancient world

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Portrait of a Man — Memento Mori Andrea Previtali called Cordeliaghi (1470–1528)

No good life is cheap, but a life spent facing death can be wise and excellent.

— attributed to George Bernard Shaw

Death is a subject that is often viewed as taboo, but it is something that we all must face at some point. We are fortunate enough to have found wisdom in Stoicism, and other parts of…

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